INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR

Est. By Ministry of Tourism, Government of India

TYPES OF ROOMS
1. Adjoining Room: An adjoining room shares a wall with another hotel room and is
connected by a door.
2. Adjacent room: An adjacent room is very close to another room but does not share
a common wall with it.
3. Cabana: A cabana is suited away from the main hotel building, in the vicinity of a
swimming pool or sea beach. It does not have beds and is generally used as a
changing room and not as a bedroom.
4. Duplex: A duplex comprises two room situated on different floors, which are
connected by an internal staircase. The suite is generally used by business guest
who wish to use the lower level as an office and meeting place and the upper level
room as a bedroom. This type of room is quite expensive.
5. Double Room: A double room has one double bed for double occupancy. The size
of double bed is 4.5feet to 6 feet.
6. Double-Double Room: A double –double room has two double beds and is
normally preferred by a family or group as it can accommodate four persons
together.
7. Efficiency Room: An efficiency room has an attached kitchenette for guest
preferring longer duration of stay. Generally, this type of room is found in holidays
and health resorts where guest stay for a longer time.
8. Hollywood Twin Room: It has 2 single beds with a common headboard. This type
of room is generally occupied by two guests.
9. Hospitality Rooms: A hospitality room is designed for hotel guest who would want
to entertain their own guests outside their allotted rooms. Such rooms are generally
charged on hourly basis.
10. Interconnecting Rooms: Interconnected rooms have a common wall and a door
that connects the two rooms. This allows guest to access any of the two rooms
without passing through a public area. This type of rooms is a deal for families and
crew members.
11. King Room: A king room has a king size bed. The size of the bed is 6feet by 6 feet.
12. Lanai: A lanai has a veranda or roofed patio, and is often furnished and used as a
living room. It has a view of garden, sea beach or waterfall.
13. Murphy Bedded Room: Murphy bedded room is a room where the bed is hinged at
the base of the head board and swing up into the wall foe storage. During the day
room can be used a sitting /living room and at night the bed can be laid for the guest
to sleep.

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14. Parlour: A parlour has a living room without bed and may have sofa and chain for
sittings. It is generally not used as a bedroom. European term for this is Salon.
15. Penthouse: A penthouse is generally located on the topmost floor of hotel and has
an attached open terrace or open sky space. It has very opulent decor and
furnishings, and is among the costliest rooms in the hotels, preferred by celebrities
and major political personalities.
16. Quad: A quad room has four separate single beds and can accommodate four
persons together in the same room.
17. Queen room: A queen room has queen size bed. The size of the bed is 5 feet by 6
feet.
18. Studio: A studio room is a small apartment which combines living room, bedroom,
and kitchenette into a single room.
19. Suite: A suite comprise more than one room, occasionally, it can also be a single
large room with clearly defined sleeping and sitting areas. The decor of such units is
of very high standards, aimed to please the affluent guest who can afford the high
tariffs of the room category.
20. Single room: A single rooms has one single bed for single occupancy. The size of
the bed is normally 3 feet by 6feet.
21. Siberia: A term normally used for inferior quality rooms ,such as near the staircase.
22. Twin Room: A twin room has two single beds for double occupancy.
23. Triple: A triple room has three separate single beds and can be occupied by three
guests. This type of room is suitable for groups and delegates of meeting and
conferences.

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